The former heptathlete throws shapes to Cameo and got gold-medal inspiration from Whitney, but which rapper helps get her out of bed?
The first song I fell in love with
I was at nursery school when Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen was the song of the moment. I remember seeing the video on Top of the Pops, which is chilling at first, but epic when it gets to the big guitar break.
The first single I bought
My mum had this little record player that used to keep me very entertained, so I got her to buy me Ring My Bell by Anita Ward for my birthday or Christmas, from a record shop in Wolverhampton.
Rhoda Levine in 1995 at a rehearsal for her production of Hindemith’s “Mathis Der Maler” at New York City Opera. She was acclaimed for clear, straightforward stagings of classics, rarities and new works.
Peshawar is a haven for Afghan artists who fled from the Taliban, which had banned music. A new policy of deportations by Pakistan threatens this community of exiles.
A sign in an entryway to the parking garage of the Kennedy Center. Since the board voted to change the center’s name to include that of President Trump, black tape has begun to cover up signage that has the old name.
Apple Music a mis en ligne la bande-annonce pour mettre en avant Bad Buddy qui assurera le show de la mi-temps du Super Bowl 2026. Cela aura lieu dans la nuit du 8 au 9 février en France. Bad Bunny pour la mi-temps du Super Bowl 2026 Il faut savoir qu’Apple Music est le sponsor […]
Apple Music a mis en ligne la bande-annonce pour mettre en avant Bad Buddy qui assurera le show de la mi-temps du Super Bowl 2026. Cela aura lieu dans la nuit du 8 au 9 février en France. Bad Bunny pour la mi-temps du Super Bowl 2026 Il faut savoir qu’Apple Music est le sponsor […]
In the week that we mourn the death of the Guardian’s long-serving classical music critic, composers, performers, colleagues and others who knew and worked with him pay tribute to a writer whose passing is a huge loss to the music world
I owe Andrew Clements big time. He wrote so positively about my music early in my career and the last article he wrote was singling out my opera Festen for special praise. He did seem to go off me a bit in mid career but he was such a serious and thoughtful critic that I often agreed with him. I got to know him very well in the late 90s as he was the partner of the librettist and translator Amanda Holden. He had such a broad knowledge of music and a great enthusiasm for new music which he wrote and spoke about with such warmth and humour. We spent many evenings in Highbury talking about Stravinsky, politics and Arsenal football club – he cared about the most important things in life. Mark-Anthony Turnage, composer
The Police frontman’s ex-bandmates Andy Summers and Stewart Copeland are arguing they are also owed a portion of his income from streaming and download sales of the band’s music
Though the show will close in New York next month, a North American tour will continue, and productions in Australia, Germany and South Korea are planned.
In 1970, he founded London’s Young Vic, an adventurous “people’s theater” (the Who took the stage at one point) before shaking up the Brooklyn Academy of Music.
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